On July 24, 2006, Millennium Ethanol, LLC filed an petition requesting that Southeastern Electric Cooperative be allowed to provide temporary electric service to Millennium's ethanol plant location in Section 31, Township 100 North, Range 54 West in Turner County, South Dakota in Xcel's service territory as Xcel is allegedly unable to meet Millennium's timing requirements for temporary electric service. A petition for Southeastern to provide permanent electric service under the provisions of SDCL 49-34A-56 was concurrently filed in Docket EL06-023.

On July 24, 2006, Millennium Ethanol, LLC filed an petition requesting that Southeastern Electric Cooperative be allowed to provide permanent electric service to Millennium's ethanol plant location in Section 31, Township 100 North, Range 54 West in Turner County, South Dakota in Xcel's service territory. The petition states that Millennium believes Southeastern can furnish electric service to meet the customer's needs consistent with the factors of SDCL49-34A-56 and that the customer has a strong preference to be served by Southeastern. A petition for Southeastern to provide temporary electric service was concurrently filed in Docket EL06-022.

On July 21, 2006, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (Montana-Dakota), a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., submitted for Commission approval Section No. 4, 5th Revised Sheet No. 1 and the underlying Amendment No. 3 dated June 15, 2006 to the current Agreement between Montana-Dakota and Merillat Corporation (Merillat). The existing agreement with Merillat was effective on November 1, 2003 pursuant to the Commission's Order issued on October 28, 2003 (Docket No. NG03-005) as subsequently amended to extend the term of the agreement in Docket Nos. NG04-006 and NG05-013. Amendment No. 3 provides for service to continue to Merillat for a one-year period ending October 31, 2007 under the terms of the original contract.

Application by MidAmerican Energy for approval of revisions to its tariffed Monthly Metered Transportation Service and Interruptible Monthly Metered Transportation Service which would update the volumetric administrative charge. The currently approved tariff specifies an annual true up of this charge which this filing would accomplish.

On July 21, 2006 the Commission received a filing for the approval of a Type 1 and Type 2 Paging Connection Service Agreement between Qwest Corporation and Metrocall, Inc. According to the parties, "[t]his Agreement covers Type 1 and Type 2 Paging Connection Service which consists only of those one-way intraLATA/intrastate land-to-pager trunks." Any party wishing to comment on the Agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the Agreement no later than August 10, 2006. Parties to the Agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.

On July 24, 2006 the Commission received a filing for the approval of a Confidential Settlement Agreement between Qwest Corporation and Black Hills Fibercom, LLC. According to the parties, the filing contains "redacted version of the Agreement which contained the ongoing terms and conditions under Section 251 of the Act for review and approval pursuant to the Section 252 Act." Any party wishing to comment on the Agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the Agreement no later than August 14, 2006. Parties to the Agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.

On July 25, 2006, Kennebec Telephone Co., Inc. (Kennebec) provided information constituting Kennebec's plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that Kennebec will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.

On July 25, 2006, Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. (Interstate) provided information constituting Interstate's plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that Interstate will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.

On July 25, 2006, Stockholm-Strandburg Telephone Company d/b/a ITC (Stockholm) provided information constituting Stockholm's plan for the use of its federal universal service support and to otherwise verify that Stockholm will use all federal universal service support received in a manner that is consistent with the federal universal service provisions of 47 U.S.C. Section 254.

On July 25, 2006, Great Plains Communications, Inc. (Great Plains) filed a request for a 30 extension of the August 1 due date for filing the Annual ETC Certification and a Petition For Waiver of ARSD Sections 20:10:32:52 to 20:10:32:54, inclusive. Great Plains's study area is comprised primarily of a geographic area contained within the state of Nebraska, but also includes small portions of rural territory in South Dakota. Great Plains's service area in South Dakota consists of North Cody, North Crookston, North Gordon, and North Kilgore. For companies that have a very small portion of their overall study area in South Dakota, the requirement of certifying the use of federal Universal Service Fund monies per the requirements of the above referenced rules are "unduly burdensome and unnecessary" for the Commission to certify that Great Plains is using the federal high cost support for the uses it is intended. Because its study area is largely contained within the state of Nebraska and because it will comply with the Nebraska Public Service Commission requirements for ETC certification, Great Plains requests that it be allowed to file a copy of its Nebraska ETC certification with the SDPUC; and that the SDPUC accept such filing as sufficient to make the determination as to include Great Plains on the list of certified carriers it provides to the FCC on or before October 1 of each year.

On July 26, 2006, American Fiber Network, Inc. (AFN), applied to the Commission for a Certificate of Authority to operate as a provider of resold local exchange telecommunication services; resold interexchange telecommunication services; resold switched and dedicated local exchange telecommunication services; and operator services within and throughout the state of South Dakota currently served by the Incumbent LEC Qwest.